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donor countries in an embarrassing position, as developing countries could vary the size of majorities for each scheme and thus put them in some sort of order of preference. Canadians, however, still continued to prefer individual waivers, accompanied by a general declaration of a purely indicative nature. They considered that, with individual schemes differing as widely as they did, water-tight legal cover could only be obtained by considering each one separ- ately. In this they were supported by some of the develop- ing countries (Turkey, Portugal and Greece), who pointed out that their final attitude would depend largely on the solu- tion decided to the question of beneficiaries. It was also agreed that it would be necessary in future GATT discussions for donor countries to show a fairly solid front once they had decided what to do. It was pointed out, for instance, by Solberg, the representative of the GATT Secretariat, that some of the developing countries considered that the GPS did not require any waiver and that sufficient cover was avail- able in Part IV of the GATT.
(4) Arrangements in UNCTAD
Reed (Norway) said that the UNCTAD Secretary-General had come up with a compromise on the institutional issue. His proposal was to leave preferences in the Manufactures Committee but to split sessions of that Committee into two parts, one of which would deal entirely with preferences. It was agreed that this proposal was worth considering further but that the need for a final position by the donor countries was not, as yet, urgent.
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Consultations in OECD
It was agreed that the paper prepared by the Secretariat on this question (TC/Pref.70.33) would need to be revised. Some delegations expressed a preference for flexible consult- ations within the OECD on the implementation of preferences schemes and thought that it would be sufficient for such consultations to be carried out by the Working Party of the Trade Committee. Others felt that it would be better to turn the Ad-hoc Group into a permanent group on preferences on the grounds that it would in any case be necessary for the question to be discussed by experts.
(6) Rules of Origin
The group of experts on Rules of Origin had met from 10 to 13 November and had produced a further report in prep- aration for the next meeting of the UNCTAD Origin Group (TC/Pref.70.34). It was agreed that the experts had taken
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